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Guide to the Charles Derleth Papers, 1893-1953

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Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 1 Papers, 1893-1953 Guide to the Charles Derleth Papers, 1893-1953

Collection number: BANC MSS 91/116 c

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Contact Information: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Collection Processed By: Elizabeth Konzak Date Completed: October 2003 Finding Aid written by: Elizabeth Konzak © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Collection Summary Collection Title: Charles Derleth Papers, Date (inclusive): 1893-1953 Collection Number: BANC MSS 91/116 c Creator: Derleth, Charles. Extent: 3 Boxes and 5 Cartons(7.5 linear feet) Repository: The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California 94720-6000 Abstract: The Charles Derleth Papers, 1893-1953, include engineering project records, documents from Derleth's tenure at the University of California, Berkeley College of Civil Engineering, a personal scrapbook, scrapbooks from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, and collected reference materials. Project records consist of correspondence, specifications, and drawings for a number of projects including the Bridge, the , the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Broadway (Caldecott) Tunnel, and the Posey Tube. Faculty Papers contain lecture notes, examination materials, and research for civil engineering courses. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, documents, and maps relating to the destruction and rebuilding process. Physical Location: Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Languages Represented: English

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 2 Papers, 1893-1953 Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Charles Derleth Papers, BANC MSS 91/116 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Related Collections Charles Derleth Papers. Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1868-1908, bulk 1906-1908. BANC PIC 1958.021-fALB. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Derleth, Charles. Correspondence, plans, specifications and blueprints for , 1913-1914. CU-13.8. University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Derleth, Charles. [Collected reprints] 1902-1940. 308x D434 c. University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Derleth, Charles. Carquinez Bridge Company. bridge. [San Francisco, 1923] fF868.S156C33. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Charles Derleth Papers, 1865-1952. DERLETH. Water Resources Center Archives, University of California, Berkeley. S. Clifford Doughty Papers, 1952-1978. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Separated Material Pictorial material transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. American Toll Bridge Company. University of California, Berkeley. Civil engineers--California. Bridges--Design and construction--California. Bridges--Virginia. Bridges, Cantilever. Bridges--California--Carquinez Strait. Tunnels--California--. Tunnels--California--Oakland. Bridges--Design and construction. Earthquakes--California--San Francisco. Fires--California--San Francisco. (San Francisco, Calif.). Provenance The Charles Derleth papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the University of California, Berkeley Transportation Library in 1991, and were originally cataloged as BANC MSS 91/116 c. The current collection, also cataloged as BANC MSS 91/116 c, consolidates materials previously cataloged as BANC MSS C-B 717, given by Paul F. Keim in 1957, Celeste Ashley of in 1966, and purchased from J Swingle in 1960. Biographical Information Charles Derleth, Jr. was born October 2, 1874 in New York. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of New York in 1894 and a Civil Engineering degree from Columbia University in 1896. Derleth served as an instructor and lecturer at Columbia until 1901, when he moved west to become Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado. In 1903 Derleth accepted an appointment to the University of California, Berkeley to serve as Associate Professor of Structural Engineering. By 1907 he was Professor and Dean of the College of Civil Engineering, and in 1930 when the Colleges of Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering combined, Derleth was appointed Dean of the College of Engineering, serving until 1942.

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 3 Papers, 1893-1953 Derleth played a pivotal role in the design and construction of some of the best known buildings, bridges, dams, highways, and tunnels in northern California. He was chief engineer for the Carquinez Straight Highway Bridge, the longest cantilever bridge west of the Mississippi at the time it was built in 1927. Derleth was a member of the Board of Consulting Engineers for the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and the Broadway Tunnel (Caldecott Tunnel). He was in charge of engineering work for the San Francisco Bureau of Architecture and was a consulting engineer for numerous Alameda County municipal structures. In addition, Derleth consulted for well known projects such as the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, the San Francisco Civic Center and Auditorium, Grace Cathedral, the Native Sons Hall in San Francisco, First National Bank of Berkeley, the Contra Costa County Hospital and was Chief Consulting Engineer on the Oakland-Alameda Estuary Tunnel (also known as the George A. Posey Tube). At the University of California, Derleth assisted with the design and construction for a number of buildings including , , Doe Library, , LeConte Hall, and Sather Tower (the Campanile). In 1930 Derleth received an honorary degree from the University of California in recognition of his services. Charles Derleth died on June 13, 1956. Scope and Content of Collection The Charles Derleth Papers, 1893-1953, include engineering project records, documents from Derleth's tenure at the University of California, Berkeley College of Civil Engineering, a personal scrapbook, scrapbooks from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, and collected reference materials. Project records consist of correspondence, specifications, and drawings for a number of projects including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Carquinez Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Broadway (Caldecott) Tunnel, and the Posey Tube. Faculty Papers contain lecture notes, examination materials, and research for civil engineering courses. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, documents, and maps relating to the destruction and rebuilding process. The collection documents the engineering of important transportation and building projects in the Area during the first half of the twentieth century. Many of the bridges and tunnels Derleth worked on are now major thoroughfares. Researchers looking for materials on specific structures should find documents of interest in the collection. Documents from Derleth's time in the University of California, Berkeley College of Civil Engineering illustrate the evolution of engineering education in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly through documents from the course Civil Engineering 113-114, Foundations and Masonry Structure. The personal scrapbook contains clippings, programs and invitations collected by Derleth and his wife from 1902-1909. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire scrapbooks contain a variety of clippings, correspondence, and documents. The materials focus on engineering and building techniques in the buildings destroyed as well as new construction methods. Those interested in the rebuilding of San Francisco from 1906-1909 will find the collection of materials informative.

Cartons 1-2, SERIES 1: Project Records, 1919-1940, n.d. Carton 3, Folders Arrangement 1-16 Arranged hierarchically and chronologically Scope and Content Note The Project Records series documents Derleth's work as an engineer on large projects such as the Broadway (Caldecott) Tunnel, the Carquinez Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Martinez-Benicia Railroad Bridge, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Also includes information on tunnels and bridges in Alameda County, the Posey Tube, the San Francisco Civic Auditorium, and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Records consist of correspondence, specifications, blueprints, reports, brochures, articles and clippings.

1.1.: Alameda County, 1919-1939

carton 1, folder 1 Oakland Inner Harbor Bridge, 1919-1922 carton 1, George A. Posey Tube (Oakland-Alameda Estuary Tunnel), 1924-1928 folder 2-3 carton 1, , 1928-1935 folder 4-9 carton 1, High Street Bridge, 1935-1939 folder 10-11

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 4 Papers, 1893-1953 SERIES 1:Project Records, 1919-1940, n.d. 1.2.:Broadway Tunnel (Caldecott Tunnel), 1929-1940, n.d.

1.2.: Broadway Tunnel (Caldecott Tunnel), 1929-1940, n.d.

carton 1, folder 12 Maps and Reports, 1929-1935 carton 1, folder 13 Bills, 1931-1938 carton 1, folder 14 Records, 1932-1938 carton 1, folder 15 Specifications and Bidding Data, 1934-1936 carton 1, folder 16 Articles, 1934-1938 carton 1, folder 17 Lawsuits, 1936-1940 carton 1, folder 18 Notes and Brochures, 1938, n.d.

1.3.: Carquinez Bridge, 1922-1937, n.d.

carton 1, folder 19 Traffic Records, 1922-1928 carton 1, Permits, 1922-1937 folder 20-21 carton 1, folder 22 Franchise, 1923 carton 1, folder 23 Geological Statement, 1923 carton 1, folder 24 Cost Estimates and Data, 1923-1925 carton 1, Foundations, 1923-1930 folder 25-34 carton 1, Specifications, 1923 folder 35-36 carton 2, Specifications, 1923-1925 folder 1-5 carton 2, folder 6 Report on Probable Income, 1924 carton 2, folder 7 Piles, 1925 carton 2, folder 8 Rip-Rap (rock fill) for Piers 2 and 3, 1926-1929 carton 2, Fender, 1926-1937 folder 9-16 carton 2, folder 17 Dedication, 1927 carton 2, folder 18 Water and Gas Pipes, 1930 carton 2, folder 19 Report on Toll Operations, 1933 carton 2, folder 20 Miscellaneous Blueprints, 1923-1925, n.d.

1.4.: Golden Gate Bridge, 1931, 1936-1938

carton 2, folder 21 Drill Borings Progress Chart, 1931 Collected Documents carton 2, folder 22 Volume 29, January - June 1936 carton 2, folder 23 Volume 30, April - June 1936 carton 2, folder 24 Volume 31, July - September 1936 carton 2, folder 25 Volume 32, October - December 1936 carton 3, folder 1 Volume 33, December 1936 - January 1937 carton 3, folder 2 Volume 34, February - April 1937 carton 3, folder 3 Volume 35, May - June 1937 carton 3, folder 4 Volume 36, July - September 1937 carton 3, folder 5 Volume 37, 1937 - 1938

1.5.: Martinez-Benicia Railroad Bridge, 1928-1931

carton 3, folder 6 Clippings and Printed Materials, 1928-1931 carton 3, folder 7 Dedication, 1930

1.6.: San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, 1929-1940, n.d.

carton 3, folder 8 Contract, 1929-1937

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 5 Papers, 1893-1953 SERIES 1:Project Records, 1919-1940, n.d. 1.6.:San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, 1929-1940, n.d.

carton 3, Wichert Trusses, 1932-1940 folder 9-10 carton 3, folder 11 Insurance Study, 1933 carton 3, folder 12 Bibliography, n.d.

1.7.: Additional Projects, 1915-1929

carton 3, folder 13 Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington D.C. to Virginia, 1927 carton 3, folder 14 Mokelumne River Project, California, 1926 carton 3, folder 15 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, 1928-1929 carton 3, folder 16 San Francisco Auditorium, 1915 Carton 3, Folders SERIES 2: Faculty Papers, 1897-1944, n.d. 17-20, Carton 4, Arrangement Folders 1-12 Arranged hierarchically and chronologically Scope and Content Note Faculty Papers consist of materials from Derleth's tenure at the College of Engineering.

2.1.: Course Materials, 1909-1944 Scope and Content Note Records include notes and drawings for used to teach Civil Engineering 113-114, foundations and masonry structures, created in 1913, 1921, and 1938.

carton 3, folder 17 Problem Statements, Examination Questions, and Course Notes, College of Civil Engineering, 1909-1910 carton 3, Notes on Foundation and Masonry Structures, Courses 113-114, by C. Derleth and folder 18-20 F.H. Tibbits, 1913 carton 4, folder 1 Notes on Foundation and Masonry Structures, Courses 113-114, by C. Derleth and F.H. Tibbits, 1913 carton 4, Notes on Foundation and Masonry Structures, Courses 113-114, vol. I and II, 1921 folder 2-3 carton 4, folder 4 Foundation and Masonry Structures, Courses 113-114, by Derleth, Jameyson, and Davis, 1938 carton 4, folder 5 Lecture Notes, 1937-1944

2.2.: Course Research, 1897-1943, n.d. Scope and Content Note Includes information on general structural engineering topics used for teaching, particularly Civil Engineering 113-114, foundations and masonry structures.

carton 4, folder 6 Carquinez Straight Bridge, 1938 carton 4, folder 7 Stanford University Photolith, 1939 carton 4, Arches, 1902-1938, n.d. folder 8-9 carton 4, folder 10 Dams, 1910-1940, n.d. carton 4, folder 11 Domes, 1897-1943, n.d. carton 4, folder 12 Compression Test for Concrete, 1943

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 6 Papers, 1893-1953 SERIES 3:Scrapbooks, 1902-1909

Boxes 1-3 SERIES 3: Scrapbooks, 1902-1909 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically Scope and Content Note The personal scrapbook contains clippings, programs and invitations for Derleth and his wife, Emily Bush Derleth, from 1902-1909. Topics include Columbia University alumni events, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of California, Berkeley, the Berkeley Bohemian Club, and a set of Philosopher's Portrait Cards. The 1906 Earthquake and Fire Scrapbooks, in four volumes titled, "The San Francisco Earthquake and the Subsequent Conflagrations: Records Pertaining to the Disaster and the Following Events", contain clippings, correspondence, documents, and maps that describe the destruction and rebuilding of San Francisco from 1906-1909. The volumes also contain information on earthquakes in other parts of the world, seismography, damaged buildings, building designs, new building laws, and maps of the rebuilding process. Materials from the Structural Association of San Francisco, of which Derleth was Secretary/Treasurer, describe the study of building types that were destroyed or stood successfully in the earthquake and advice for rebuilding techniques.

box 1 Personal Scrapbook, 1902-1909 1906 Earthquake and Fire Scrapbooks, 1906-1909 box 2 Volume I, 1906 box 2 Volume II, 1906-1907 box 3 Volume III, 1907-1908 box 3 Volume IV, 1906-1909 Carton 4, Folders SERIES 4: Reference Materials, 1893-1953, n.d. 13-27, Carton 5 Arrangement Arranged Hierarchically Scope and Content Note Reference Materials consist of articles, notes, drawings, blueprints, reports, and promotional literature on a variety of topics related to civil and transportation engineering, particularly types of bridges and foundations.

carton 4, folder 13 American Wire Rope News, 1908 Bridges carton 4, Bascule, 1907-1937, n.d. folder 14-16 carton 4, folder 17 Cantilever, 1908-1926 carton 4, Douglas Memorial Bridge, Klamath River Construction History and Report, by folder 18-20 Stewart Mitchell, Resident Engineer, and Jno. B. Leonard, Consulting Engineer, 1924-1926, 1933 carton 4, Floors, 1931-1937, n.d. folder 21-23 carton 4, folder 24 Military, 1941-1946 carton 4, folder 25 Reinforced Concrete Arch, 1896 carton 4, Specifications, 1895-1933, n.d. folder 26-27 carton 5, Specifications, 1895-1933, n.d. folder 1-4 carton 5, Steel Arch, 1915-1932 folder 5-9 carton 5, folder 10 Suspension, 1937 carton 5, folder 11 Continuous Frames, 1932 carton 5, folder 12 Dams, 1934-1935 carton 5, folder 13 Domes, 1900-1946, n.d. Foundations carton 5, folder 14 Bethlehem H-Section Piles, 1929-1942, n.d.

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 7 Papers, 1893-1953 SERIES 4:Reference Materials, 1893-1953, n.d.

carton 5, folder 15 Concrete Piles, 1905-1941, n.d. carton 5, folder 16 Cykler Concrete Piles, 1925 carton 5, folder 17 Deep Well Process, 1893-1941 carton 5, folder 18 General, 1933-1935 carton 5, folder 19 Pile Hammers and Machinery, 1933-1942 carton 5, folder 20 Pneumatics, 1893-1940, n.d. carton 5, folder 21 Soil Embankments, 1931-1941 carton 5, Soil Mechanics, 1920-1943, n.d. folder 22-25 carton 5, folder 26 Specifications, 1895, 1902 carton 5, folder 27 Steel Sheet Piling, 1933-1940 carton 5, folder 28 Timber Cluster Piles, 1907-1943, n.d. carton 5, folder 29 Wood Sheet Piling, 1906-1920, n.d carton 5, Models, 1915-1942 folder 30-32 carton 5, folder 33 Moment Distribution, 1933-1943 carton 5, Rigid Frames, 1931-1943 folder 34-35 carton 5, General, 1927-1953 folder 36-37

Guide to the Charles Derleth BANC MSS 91/116 c 8 Papers, 1893-1953